While it’s already a federal crime to actively participate in an animal fight, it’s the spectators who drive the enterprise and make it profitable. This bill would make it a federal offense to attend an organized animal fight and impose additional penalties for bringing a child to a fight.

The Senate passed this bill in the previous Congress, but even with over half the House in support, Congress was unable to pass a final bill. Reintroducing this bill in the early days of the new Congress gives us an opportunity to build on the momentum from the last Congress and help finally close the federal loophole for animal fighting spectators.

Ask your own House representative to support this important humane legislation! Visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center right now to quickly email your U.S. rep in Washington and urge him or her to cosponsor the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act.

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This absolutely should'nt be an issue! It should be automatically against the law with heavey concequences!!! Like the 100,000 dollar fines and then again if it happens again the death Penalty to any Human hurting/Killing a Domestic Animal!
They wouldn't want to run into me!
I'll treat them like Terrorist's!
That's for sure!!!

There is no reason not to pass the bill! There is no reason to abuse an animal! Animals are used to carry police men and to find lost victims and escaped convicts so why are we abusing the ones we ask for help??